Friday, December 18, 2015

Nairn's
Kelsey Macdonald got off to a flying start in the Ladies European Tour
Qualifying School Final tournament over five rounds at two Marrakech,
Morocco venues.

Kelsey
is one of four players sharing the lead on five-under-par 67 which
included an eagle 3 and five birdies at the Amelkis course.

On
a day of low scoring - 49 players in the field of 115 had sub-par
rounds - there were also good efforts from two other Scots, former
Scottish women's amateur champion Alyson McKechin from Paisley, and
Aberdeen-born Gemma Dryburgh.

McKechin is joint 25th after a 70 at the Samanah course where Dryburgh had a 71 for a share of 35th place.

But
the two other Scots in the field, Jane Turner from West Linton and
Ellon's Michele Thomson (Meldrum House), will have to dig deep to make
up the ground they have lost over the first 18 holes.

Turner's 76 at Amelkis included a double bogey 6 at the seventh hole and she is tied 90th.

Thomson had no birdies in her five-bogey 77 at Samanah and is joint 101st.

There will be a cut to the leading 60 players and ties after four rounds.